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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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