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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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