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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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