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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education