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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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