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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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