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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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