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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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