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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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