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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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