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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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