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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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