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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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