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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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