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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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