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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major 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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