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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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