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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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