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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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