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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not 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 several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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