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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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