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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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