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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving 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 education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the dramatic 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 scholarly new book also describes 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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