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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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