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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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