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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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