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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not 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. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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