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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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