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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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