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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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