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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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