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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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