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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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