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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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