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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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