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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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