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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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