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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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