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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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