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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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