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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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