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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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