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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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