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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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