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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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