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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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