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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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