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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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