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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are empowering humans all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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