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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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