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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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