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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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