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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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