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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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