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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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