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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important 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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