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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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