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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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