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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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