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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. 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. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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