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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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