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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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