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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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