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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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