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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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