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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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