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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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