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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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