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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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