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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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