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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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