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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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