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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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