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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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