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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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