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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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