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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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