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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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