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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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