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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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