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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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