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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education are empowering humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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