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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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