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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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