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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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