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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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