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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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