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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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