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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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