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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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