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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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