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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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