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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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