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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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