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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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