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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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