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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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