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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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