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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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