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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education