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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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