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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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