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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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