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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the most important 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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