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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. 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. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure 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 massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education