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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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