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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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