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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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