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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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