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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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