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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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