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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important 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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