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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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