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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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