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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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