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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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