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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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