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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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