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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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