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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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