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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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