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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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