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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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