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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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