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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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