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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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