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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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