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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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