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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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