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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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