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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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