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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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