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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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