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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. 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. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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