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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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