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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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