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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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