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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify 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 MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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