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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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