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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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