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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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