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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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