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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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