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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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