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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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