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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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