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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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