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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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