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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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