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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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