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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)