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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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