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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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