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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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