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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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