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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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