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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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