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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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