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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with 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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