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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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