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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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