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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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