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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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