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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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