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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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