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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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