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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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