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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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