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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models 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 teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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