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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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