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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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