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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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