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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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