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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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