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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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