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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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