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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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