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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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