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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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