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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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