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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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