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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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