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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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