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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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