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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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