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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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