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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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