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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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