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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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