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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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