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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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