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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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