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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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