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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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