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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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