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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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