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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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