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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)