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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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