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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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