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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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