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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally 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 many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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