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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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