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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This 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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