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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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