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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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