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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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