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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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