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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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