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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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