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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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