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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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