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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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