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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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