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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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