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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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