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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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