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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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