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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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