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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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