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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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