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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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