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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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