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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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