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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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