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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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