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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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