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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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