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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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