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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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