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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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