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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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