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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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