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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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