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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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