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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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