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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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