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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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