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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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