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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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