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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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