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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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