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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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