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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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