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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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