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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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