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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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