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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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