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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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