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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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