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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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