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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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