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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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