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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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