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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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