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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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