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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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