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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. 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 online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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