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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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