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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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