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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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