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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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