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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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