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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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