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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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