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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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