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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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