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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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