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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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