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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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