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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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