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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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