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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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