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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers 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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