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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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