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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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 online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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