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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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