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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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