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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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