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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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