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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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