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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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