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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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