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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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