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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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