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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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