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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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