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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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