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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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