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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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