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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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