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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently 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 a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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