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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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