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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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