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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major 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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