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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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