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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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