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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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