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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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