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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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