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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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