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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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