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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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