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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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