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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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