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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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