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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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