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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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