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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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