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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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