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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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