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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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