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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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