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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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