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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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