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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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