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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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