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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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