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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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