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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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