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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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