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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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