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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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