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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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