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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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