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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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