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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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