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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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