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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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