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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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