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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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