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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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