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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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