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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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