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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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