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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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