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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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