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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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