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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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