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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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