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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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