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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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