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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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