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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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