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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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