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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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