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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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