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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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