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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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