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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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