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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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