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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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