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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)