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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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