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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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