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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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