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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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