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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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