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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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