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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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