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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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