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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business 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 participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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