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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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