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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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