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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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