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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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