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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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