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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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