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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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