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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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