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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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