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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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