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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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