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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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