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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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