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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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