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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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