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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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