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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education