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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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