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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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