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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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