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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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