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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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