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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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