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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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