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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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