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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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