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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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