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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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