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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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