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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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