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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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