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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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