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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines 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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