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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book 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 considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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