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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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