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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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