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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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