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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not 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 several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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