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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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