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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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