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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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