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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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