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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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