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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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