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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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