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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily 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 variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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