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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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