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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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