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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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