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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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