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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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