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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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