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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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