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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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