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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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