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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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