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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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