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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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