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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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