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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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