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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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