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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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