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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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