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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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