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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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