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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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