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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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