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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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