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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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