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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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