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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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