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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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