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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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