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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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