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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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