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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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