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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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