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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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