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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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