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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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