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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally 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 many issues that elearning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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