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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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