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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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