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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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