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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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