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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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