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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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