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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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