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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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