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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand these open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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