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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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