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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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