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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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