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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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