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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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