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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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