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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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