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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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