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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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