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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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