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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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