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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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