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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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