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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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