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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently 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 several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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