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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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