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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. 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. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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