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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants 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 ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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