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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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