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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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