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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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