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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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