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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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