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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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