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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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