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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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