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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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