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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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