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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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