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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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