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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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