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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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