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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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