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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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