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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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