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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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