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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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