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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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