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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. People want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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