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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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