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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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