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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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