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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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