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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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