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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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