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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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