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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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