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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically 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 quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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