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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping 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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