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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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