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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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