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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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