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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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