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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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