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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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