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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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