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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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