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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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