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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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