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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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